Torilin from Torilis japonica, as a new inhibitor of testosterone 5α-reductase

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 459-461

  Park, Won Seok ^a   Son, Eui Dong ^a   Nam, Gae Won ^a   Kim, Soo Hyun ^a   Noh, Min Soo ^a   Lee, Byeong Gon ^a   Jang, Ih Seop ^a   Kim, Se Eun ^b   Lee, Jung Joon ^b   Lee, Chang Hoon ^a  

^a AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZULENE; FINASTERIDE; GUAIAZULENE; GUAIOL; LINOLEIC ACID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SILICA GEL; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TORILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; FRUIT; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY; TORILIS JAPONICA;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; APIACEAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FINASTERIDE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES; SESQUITERPENES, GUAIANE; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

JAPONICA; TORILIS JAPONICA;

EID: 0038434280     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39717     Document Type: Article

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